Agents find 3,500 pounds of marijuana

U.S. Border Patrol agents found more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana in a tractor-trailer at the Sarita traffic checkpoint.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents found more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana in a tractor-trailer Sunday at the Sarita traffic checkpoint.

A Border Patrol canine team alerted agents to the possible presence of narcotics in the trailer. A search uncovered 128 bundles of marijuana, weighing 3,531 pounds, concealed in the air conditioner. The marijuana is worth more than $2.8 million. The driver, a resident of Shelby, N.C., was arrested.

The man, the tractor-trailer and the marijuana were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.